It was brilliant as usual. When we got up to 'camel camel' I'd pretty much sold my soul to Finnemore. And Douglas pointing out that something had only been repeated once when it had been said twice (at this point, it would've been kinda great if Arthur could have popped in just to hear the tail end of that and been all "does that mean if you say something once you're peating it?") Martin actually working with Douglas! Arthur and his knowledge and erudition!

Just. OH. The cleverness and the overall sweetness of the humour and the puns, yay, the puns. Comedy after my own heart.

I have to admit, sometimes I wish Douglas didn't win all the time and he becomes my least favourite character --- and then he says lines like that and I remember why I love him. Roger Allam has an A+++ delivery. ♥

I actually think Cabin Pressure has surpassed Spaced for me as the greatest sitcom of all time --- and it's not even on the tellybox.

If you like wordplay and puns and stock sitcom characters who then also explode stereotypes on occasion, you will like it. You get to know enough about the characters that you really grow attached (I personally have an especial fondness for Arthur, who's voiced by Finnemore himself.) It's remarkably well performed and cleverly written. And while it's frequently predictable and formulaic, it's in that good comforting way that the best comedies can be.

I literally listened to the first two series in a day. Then I had to wait for the third to be broadcast, woe. But the radio player WORKS in Australia! So I got to listen to S3 in almost real time, and same now with S4.

One more point in CP's favour --- it's not mean. Even when a joke is at a character's expense, it's never done in such a way that you feel people like that character are being mocked? And even so, that character will frequently have their shining moment. (And really, Arthur's probably the one who bears the biggest brunt, and there is no one in the world like Arthur Shappey.)

I loved the first episode, and especially how wonderful the little dysfunctional family of MJN Air has become. I could listen to CP for days on end and never get tired of it. Can't wait for the next episode!

If John Finnemore doesn't win another prize for best comedy this year, I'll be very disappointed.